Company at first, as well as Juliana her self, thought he had rally’d,
till the Duke coming in confirmed the serious part of his Discourse.
Juliana was confounded at the haste that was imposed on her, and
desired a little time to consider what she was about. But the Marquess
told her, she should have all the rest of her Life to consider in; that
Aurelian should come and consider with her in the Morning, if she
pleased; but in the mean time, he advised her to go home and call her
Maids to Counsel.
Juliana took her leave of the Company very gravely, as if not much
delighted with her Father’s Rallery. Leonora happened to be by, and
heard all that passed; she was ready to swoon, and found her self
seized with a more violent Passion than ever for Aurelian: Now upon her
apprehensions of losing him, her active fancy had brought him before
her with all the advantages imaginable, and though she had before found
great tenderness in her Inclination toward him, yet was she somewhat
surprized to find she really lov’d him. She was so uneasie at what she
had heard, that she thought it convenient to steal out of the presence
and retire to her Closet, to bemoan her unhappy helpless Condition.
Our Two Cavalier-Lovers had rack’d their Invention till it was quite
disabled, and could not make discovery of one Contrivance more for
their Relief. Both sat silent, each depending upon his Friend, and
still expecting when t’other should speak. Night came upon them while
they sate thus thoughtless, or rather drowned in Thought; but a Servant
bringing Lights into the Room awakened them: And Hippolito’s Speech,
usher’d by a profound Sigh, broke Silence.
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